Rollover Protection Systems (ROPS)
Vehicle rollover is a major cause of death and injury in mining areas. Delta-V Experts designs Rollover Protection Systems to cutting edge safety standards, and back them up with stringent design, computer modelling and physical testing regimes.
Our award winning Rollover Protective Structure designs are used by major mining and resource companies worldwide, such as BHP Billiton and Anglo American, with representation on four continents.
DVE has developed Rollover Protective Structural System solutions for light vehicles, utilities, trucks, buses and people movers. The Rollover Protective Structural Systems can be retrofitted to current fleets or specified as part of a new vehicle fit out. We can also tailor our designs to suit any specific site requirements, and can integrate the ROPS to cater for existing infrastructure and tools.
Our systems and methodology have received recognition via the Bronze Award at the SAE-A Automotive Engineering Excellence Awards 2008.
One of DVE's Range of Rollover Protection Systems. This one has been specifically designed to cater for style-side utility vehicles operating in the harshest mining conditions.
DVE have developed a unique performance criteria for all of its ROPS designs, based on many years of research and an understanding of how rollover really works. Our experts have been extensively published and presented on numerous occasions and in conferences on the rollover topic. Computer modelling, static and dynamic tests have been carried out for validation purposes, and the systems have been proven in real world crashes. No occupant in vehicle with a DVE ROPS has been seriously injured or killed in a rollover event.
DVE ROPS for light vehicles are currently manufactured and installed by the following companies:
| Duys Engineering New Germany, South Africa Contact: Steve Crocker Phone: +27 (31) 713 1700 Fax: +27 (31) 713 1705 www.duys.co.za | Largo Tank & Equipment Farmington, United States of America Contact: Heath Barker Phone: +1 505 327 6281 Fax: +1 505 327 6465 www.largotank.com |
| Industrias Metalicas Miller Medellin, Colombia Contact: Andres Zapata Madrigal Phone: +57 (4) 441 35 20 Fax: +57 (4) 441 34 36 www.immiller.com | SEM Fire and Rescue Wendouree, Australia Contact: Andrew Charles Phone: +61 3 5339 3109 Fax: +61 3 5338 1329 www.semfirerescue.com.au |
| Industrial Fluid Solutions Witbank/Emalahl, South Africa Contact: Shannon Gaarkeuken Phone: +27 013 6933 777 Fax: +27 013 6933 781 www.fluidsol.co.za |
DVE offers the following services to clients with specific Rollover Protective Structural System requirements:
- A design service to create Rollover Protective Structural System for vehicles
- A complete solution i.e. Rollover Protective Structural System fitted to your vehicles in your location
DVE maintains a database of existing Rollover Protective Structural System designs and vehicle dimensions. If a similar vehicle Rollover Protective Structural System exists within the DVE database, DVE can work with local manufacturers to provide drawings and manufacturing instructions as required. If no similar vehicle Rollover Protective Structural System exists, the vehicle will need to be inspected, measured and a Rollover Protective Structural System developed and evaluated.
DVE in co-operation with its certified manufacturers and installers can provide Rollover Protective Structural Systems to any location worldwide.
DVE is currently in the process of finalising agents for the sale and installation of its ROPS in Australia and in other regions. Please contact us for more information on our ROPS approach, our current products or any specific design queries.
